1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 27
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Donald R. Kincaid (R), Daniel Reid Simpson (R) won.
2 seatsDonald R. KincaidRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.3%57,609
Daniel Reid SimpsonRepublican · winner
28.3%48,864
James H. EdwardsDemocrat · incumbent
21.6%37,387
James Bryan CatesDemocrat
16.8%28,987
172,847 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET